The Washougal School District announced the hiring of two principals who will start in the fall.
Penny Andrews, an elementary instructional coach and behavior interventionist in the district, will take over at Cape Horn-Skye Elementary School. Sarika Mosley, the principal of Slater Elementary School in Burns, Ore., was hired as principal at Hathaway Elementary School.
Andrews joined the district in 2004 as a third- and fourth-grade teacher at Cape Horn, a position she held for nine years. She then moved into a role as an instructional coach in mathematics for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. This school year, she spent half her time as a behavior interventionist at Hathaway.
She is also a Washington State Math Fellow and served on the English Language Arts Adoption Committee, and was previously an adjunct lecturer for Washington State University Vancouver, teaching mathematics pedagogy to pre-service teachers.
Andrews is replacing Mary Lou Woody, who is retiring after 40 years in education. Woody started her career in Battle Ground, teaching first and third grade for 12 years, and then moving to La Center for her first principal’s job in 1989. While there, she taught night classes at Washington State University Vancouver and at City University of Seattle. She came to Cape Horn in 2004.
“My guiding principle has always been to put students first,” Woody said in a release from the district. “When decisions need to be made, the answer comes down to ‘what is best for students?’ I have seen a lot of success following that rule.”
Woody’s plans for retirement include traveling to see grandchildren in Colorado and Virginia with her husband Michael, who is semi-retired in his work in the logging industry, and spending more time gardening and getting to know her hometown of Yacolt.
Mosley began her teaching career in the Beaverton School District in 2004 as a teacher of English as a Second Language, a position she held for five years. She also taught fifth grade for six years, five of which came in a Spanish bi-lingual program. Mosley served as an English as a Second Language facilitator for kindergarten through eighth grade and served as a professional development facilitator with an emphasis on curriculum, instruction, Common Core State Standards and assessments.
She is replacing David Tudor, who is relocating to Georgia.
